Synopsis
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
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Cast
- Edward NortonRay Tierney
- Jon VoightFrancis Tierney, Sr.
- Colin FarrellJimmy Eagan
- Noah EmmerichFrancis Tierney, Jr.
- Jennifer EhleAbby Tierney
- John OrtizRuben Santiago
- Frank GrilloEddie Carbone
- Shea WhighamKenny Dugan
- Lake BellMegan Egan
- Carmen EjogoTasha
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Edward Norton is in top form as Ray, a burned-out detective whose investigation into the deaths of four cops leads him to suspect his brother-in-law, Officer Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell, also terrific). - 75
Rolling Stone
Its value is unquestionable as drama and moral provocation. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The stark drama harkens back to Sidney Lumet classics like "Serpico" and "Prince of the City"-filmmaking that went after an unadorned, jagged realism, with acting to match. - 63
ReelViews
The final 15 minutes are so awful that it's difficult to believe that the bulk of the film is actually decent. - 50
Variety
Feels like a film that should have been made at least 25 years ago. Or made as a period piece. Heavy, doom-laden and, unfortunately, entirely predictable. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
It follows the well-worn pathways of countless police dramas before it. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Full of interesting little grace notes, and the cast is excellent, yet it grows more and more frustrating. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Gritty, jumpy and rife with cliches.
